Filmmaker Alex Garland has provoked a wide range of responses with his latest film “Civil War”. In partnership with A24, Garland’s dystopian war film has prompted some to say he goes too far while others say he doesn’t go far enough. Some have called him irresponsible for releasing such a film at such a precarious … Continue reading
Robert Altman’s New Hollywood neo-noir “The Long Goodbye” has all the markings of old school film noir – a private eye, a femme fatale, a twisty crime-driven story, seedy characters, and so on. But Altman’s film is just as much a stiff jab at classic noir, a revisionist incarnation, and at times a borderline mockery. … Continue reading
I’ve always felt that Fallout, the long-running and beloved video game franchise now helmed by Bethesda Game Studios, would make for great live-action entertainment. Its retrofuturistic style, dark underlying themes, sardonic humor, and gleefully gory action seemed custom-made for the big or small screen treatment. But knowing the history of video game adaptations all too … Continue reading
One of the most eagerly anticipated action movies of the year is only a few weeks away. George Miller returns to the post-apocalyptic wasteland with “Furiosa”, the fifth installment in his beloved Mad Max franchise. “Furiosa” serves both as a spin-off and prequel to Miller’s extraordinary “Mad Max: Fury Road” from 2015. The trailers have … Continue reading
Todd Phillips’ 2019 “Joker” turned out to be a blockbuster smash, making over $1 billion at the global box office and earning Joaquin Phoenix an Academy Award for Best Actor. Gritty, violent, and rooted in realism, “Joker” took the legendary DC Comics villain in some dark yet captivating directions. To no surprise a sequel was … Continue reading
I don’t cover much television, but occasionally a must-see show comes down the pike that I can’t pass up. One of the latest is Prime Video’s upcoming “Fallout”, an eight episode series based on the extremely popular Fallout video game franchise from Bethesda Game Studios. Created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy (Nolan will also … Continue reading
Keith & the Movies 